But they prove that the triumph of the Aramaean was complete.

The foreigner and his works were swept away; no trace has been discovered of a Hittite text, barely even of a Hittite name.

The gods are all Semitic--Hadad the Sun-god and Shahr the Moon-god, the Baal of Harran, and Rekeb-el, "the Chariot of God." Hittite inscriptions have been found at Hamath on the Orontes.

But they must belong to a period earlier than that of David.

The rulers of Hamath who made alliance with David bear Semitic names.